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US strikes hit Iranian port cities in escalation Tehran calls 'unprovoked'

Iranian state media reported fresh explosions in Bandar Abbas and Sirik on 7 July 2026 as the US carried out strikes on southern Iran — a sequence the Islamic Republic has framed as aggression and the Pentagon has yet to publicly confirm.

Adrian Kowalczyk · Monexus Geopolitics desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·7 Jul 2026·Live on the wire ↗
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